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Fireworks will light up this Fourth of July. Next year could be different if tariff talks fizzle

The Associated Press

July 1, 2025

Fireworks are as American as apple pie. But nearly all of those aerial shells, paper rockets and sparkly fountains are imported from China.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: 4th of July, fireworks, tariffs

Nashville’s home listings are outpacing closings, new report shows

Cynthia Abrams

June 30, 2025

East Nashville home construction

There are a lot of homes on the market around Nashville — but fewer people buying them. 

Filed Under: Business, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bristol, clarksville, home sales, Housing, housing market, kingsport, Knoxville, memphis, Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU, multifamily permits, Nashville, Real Estate, Sullivan County

Goodlettsville-based Dollar General posts record sales as bargain stores attract people anxious about the economy

The Associated Press

June 4, 2025

Dollar General set a quarterly sales record of $10.44 billion and upgraded its annual profit and sales outlook as Americans tighten their budgets and spend more at bargain stores and off-price retailers amid economic uncertainty.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Dollar General, economy

$14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled in the US this year, analysis says

The Associated Press

May 29, 2025

A new analysis finds that more than $14 billion in clean energy projects in the U.S. have been canceled this year, and there are fears over the future of domestic battery, electric vehicle and solar and wind energy development.

Filed Under: Business, Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Auto Industry, clean energy, electric vehicles

Nashville hotels seeing chart-topping demand for meetings and events

Char Daston

May 27, 2025

An event-planning company says the four U.S. hotels with the most demand from the event-planning industry are all in downtown Nashville.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: hotel, hotels, Nissan Stadium

Tennesseans have dim view of U.S. economy, poll finds

Char Daston

May 8, 2025

The majority of Tennesseans from across the political spectrum say the U.S. economy is in bad shape, according to a new poll from Vanderbilt University.

Filed Under: Business, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Donald Trump, economy, Gov. Bill Lee, Vanderbilt Poll, Vanderbilt University

Tennessee lawmakers vote to ban most cannabis products, despite protest from local businesses

Marianna Bacallao

April 17, 2025

Tennessee retailers will soon have to take their most popular hemp products off the shelves, after the Tennessee General Assembly passed a measure that would ban a key ingredient.

Filed Under: Business, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, cannabis, hemp, marijuana, tennessee department of agriculture, thc, tnleg, tnpol

In an era of DEI rollback, Equal Access pushes on with its fourth group

jewly hight

April 8, 2025

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A Nashville program that offers professional mentoring to underrepresented people in the country music industry has just announced the participants selected for its fourth cycle. That’s no small deal at a time when DEI initiatives are disappearing nationwide.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Equal Access, music business

The Indicator: Why the great vinyl shortage is over

Justin Barney

April 3, 2025

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There have now been a few major vinyl booms. And unbeknownst to many, a small village in the Czech Republic has been responsible for manufacturing a large number of these albums. On today’s show, how this dominant player became a problem for its competitors in the U.S.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, WNXP, WPLN News Tagged With: Planet Money, podcasts, WNXP

Here’s the one Nashville chef named a finalist for the coveted James Beard Award

Rachel Iacovone

April 3, 2025

The field of contenders just got smaller for one of the most prestigious culinary awards in the country — and just one Nashville chef has made the cut.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Business, WPLN News Tagged With: food, James Beard, restaurant, restaurants

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